Tile unit



H` H. CARPENTER ET AL.

TILE UNIT Nov. TO. T920.

FILED INVENTOR.

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tercer HOWARD H. CARPENTER AND RUFUS IB. KEELER, OF LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORS TO E. R. CARPENTER, Oli`l LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

TILE UNIT.

Application led November 10, 1920. Serial No. 423,123.

T all whom t may concern Be it known that we, Howard) H. CAR- PENTER andRUFUS B. KnnLnn, citizens of the United States, residing at Bll SanFernando Road, in the city of Los Angeles, in

the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new anduseful lmprovements in a Tile Unit, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to the art of setting tile, and has for itsobject: The erection of tiled surfaces more expeditiously andconsiderably cheaper. A further object is to make such tile surfacesportable so that after erection at one location they may be readilydismantled and removed to another for reassembly.

To accomplish these and other object-s which may be brought out in theaccompanying specification and drawings we segregate. the whole tiledarea into units of a size easily handled each of which is composed of atiled surface held in place and solidly attached to a suitable backing,as 2.5 for instance a slab of cement material, sheets of metal or othersimilarly suitable suhstances.

Any convenient means may be employed to fasten the units into place asfor instance screws, hooks or other devices.

By such an arrangement large tiled surfaces may be easily and cheaplyerected by unskilled workmen in a fraction of the time and at less costthan formerly required. rlChey have the further advantage that they maybe readily taken down and reassembled in a new location.

ln the case of small tiled surfaces one unit may be employed and readilyplaced in position or removed from any suitable location in which itmight be used.

By setting the tile in units in the factory by less skilled workmen thanformerly employed, and mixing the mortar in large quantities bymachinery a great reduction is made in the final cost.

In the drawings Fig. l represents an assembly of two units shown inperspective and designated by the numerals l and 2. Fig. 2 represents asingle unit.

In Fig. l, each unit is made up of a multiple of individual tile 3positioned and held in place by a suitable backing a of cementitiousmaterial. Suitable fastener means such as screws 5 are provided tosecure each unit to the surface to be covered.

If it is desired to remove the sectional units to a new location, thescrews may be readily removed. On assembly in a new location the unitmay be fastened in place in the same way.

In F ig. 2, a single self contained unit is shown composed of a multipleof individual tile 3 held in place by a backing` of cementitiousmaterial as indicated by l.

Any suitable means may be used to secure the unit to the surface towhich it is to be fastened, as for illustration, a hook and eyeindicated by 6, or an eye connected to a staple by a wire indicatedgenerally by 7.

In both Figs. l and 2, the joints between the individual tile composingthe units shown therein may be pointed up with mortar in the usual wayeither before or after assembly of the individual units in place.

lWhat we claim is:

A portable surfacing unit of sheet form comprising a backing wall ofcementitious material, and a plurality of tiles embedded and coveringthe face thereof, said backing wall being` provided with attachmentmeans at the rear thereof.

HOWARD l-l. CARPENTER. RUFUS B. KEELEB. Witness:

FRANK W. L. JAMES.

